Shadow Quality

[Morbad]

Version 19:

• Removed changes to SpotShadows, which upon further investigation do not need to be in the main GraphicsConfiguration.xml.
• Removed TexelStability variable, as they do not apply to FilterQuality=3 profiles and all profiles are now using this.
• Minor adjustments to Fade, FilerKernelSize, and some distances.

Spot shadows can now be set normally, with any custom adjustments applied via the override. The standard ultra preset should be fine for most, though I will include my example override below the main profile code, for reference. Directional shadows are still in the main GraphicsConfiguration.xml and are still replacing the "Low" preset, for comparison purposes.

Spoiler: v19 shadow tables

        <Profile_General>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000075</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>50.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>312.5</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
                <TexelStability>1</TexelStability>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>625.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0004</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
                <TexelStability>1</TexelStability>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>1250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>2500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>5312.5</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>12500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>true</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_General>
        <Profile_PlanetApproach>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <CrossFadeCascadesDistance>300.0</CrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>1000.0</LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <AltitudeAdaptation>
                <MinElevation>100.0</MinElevation>
                <MaxElevation>350.0</MaxElevation>
                <Scale>3.0</Scale>
                <FirstCascadeScalingAmount>2.0</FirstCascadeScalingAmount>
            </AltitudeAdaptation>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000075</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>10.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>7.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>50.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>1050.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>2125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0015</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>4250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>false</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_PlanetApproach>
        <Profile_PlanetSurface>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <CrossFadeCascadesDistance>300.0</CrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>900.0</LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000025</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>5.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>10.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>7.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>40.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>80.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0004</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>160.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>450.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>1500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0015</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>6000.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>false</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_PlanetSurface>
        <Profile_StationInterior>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <CrossFadeCascadesDistance>300.0</CrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>1000.0</LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <AltitudeAdaptation>
                <MinElevation>100.0</MinElevation>
                <MaxElevation>350.0</MaxElevation>
                <Scale>3.0</Scale>
                <FirstCascadeScalingAmount>2.0</FirstCascadeScalingAmount>
            </AltitudeAdaptation>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000075</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>10.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>7.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>50.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>1050.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>2125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0015</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>4250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>false</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_StationInterior>
        <Profile_AsteroidField>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000075</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>50.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>312.5</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>625.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>1250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>2500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>5312.5</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>12500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <AsteroidShadowsEnabled>1</AsteroidShadowsEnabled>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>false</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_AsteroidField>

Spoiler: My personal Ultra+ override

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<GraphicsConfig>
    <HDRNode_Reference>
        <GlareCompensation>1.2</GlareCompensation>
    </HDRNode_Reference>
    <HBAO>
        <High>
            <HBAO_RadiusInMeters>8.4</HBAO_RadiusInMeters>
            <HBAO_NearRadiusInMeters>2.1</HBAO_NearRadiusInMeters>
            <HBAO_NearDistance>200.0</HBAO_NearDistance>
            <HBAO_PowExponent>2.0</HBAO_PowExponent>
            <HBAO_Bias>0.3</HBAO_Bias>
            <HBAO_BlurSharpness>1.0</HBAO_BlurSharpness>
            <HBAO2_PowExponent>3.0</HBAO2_PowExponent>
            <HBAO2_Bias>0.1</HBAO2_Bias>
            <HBAO2_BlurSharpness>16.0</HBAO2_BlurSharpness>
        </High>
    </HBAO>
    <SpotShadows_Ultra>
        <CacheShadowAtlasSize>16384</CacheShadowAtlasSize>
        <CacheShadowSize>1024</CacheShadowSize>
    </SpotShadows_Ultra>
    <Planets>
        <Ultra>
            <TextureSize>8192</TextureSize>
            <WorkPerFrame>512</WorkPerFrame>
        </Ultra>
    </Planets>
    <GalaxyBackground>
        <High>
            <TextureSize>4096</TextureSize>
        </High>
    </GalaxyBackground>
    <Bloom>
        <Ultra>
            <GlareScale>0.025</GlareScale>
            <FilterRadius>0.8</FilterRadius>
            <FilterRadiusWide>3.5</FilterRadiusWide>
        </Ultra>
    </Bloom>
    <Envmap>
        <High>
            <TextureSize>1024</TextureSize>
            <NumMips>10</NumMips>
        </High>
    </Envmap>
    <GalaxyMap>
        <High>
            <HighResNebulasCount>4</HighResNebulasCount>
            <LowResNebulaDimensions>256</LowResNebulaDimensions>
            <HighResNebulaDimensions>1024</HighResNebulaDimensions>
            <LowResSamplesCount>64</LowResSamplesCount>
            <HighResSamplesCount>112</HighResSamplesCount>
            <MilkyWayInstancesCount>64000</MilkyWayInstancesCount>
            <MilkywayInstancesBrightness>1.0</MilkywayInstancesBrightness>
            <MilkywayInstancesSize>0.25</MilkywayInstancesSize>
            <StarInstanceCount>16000</StarInstanceCount>
        </High>
    </GalaxyMap>
    <Debris>
        <High>
            <DebrisLimit>2000</DebrisLimit>
        </High>
    </Debris>
    <Terrain>
        <UltraPlus>
            <WindVectorFieldResolution>2048</WindVectorFieldResolution>
        </UltraPlus>
    </Terrain>
    <Volumetrics>
        <Ultra>
            <StepsPerPixel>16</StepsPerPixel>
            <DownscalingFactor>2</DownscalingFactor>
            <BlurSamples>3</BlurSamples>
            <StepMultiplier>4.0</StepMultiplier>
        </Ultra>
    </Volumetrics>
</GraphicsConfig>

 

[Neutronium]

Thanks for the update. Sorry to ask this but for my aged 1080Ti which settings would you either remove completely (from the override) or tone down a bit (from the override and/or main graphicsconfiguraion.xml) in order to maintain a good balance between performance and quality? I haven't tried them in-game yet cause I am too scared since you are testing this on a mighty 3080. I am planing to upgrade my GPU soon(tm)...
PS: to give you a hint: I have used your maingraphicsconfiguration.xml shadows mod up to verson 16 with no notable / perceivable reduction in performance. Its your override that scares me the most...
Testing it on planetary surface with atmo right now. No notable performance hit i.e. nothing more excessive than it used to be. Only occasional lag during descent and upon exiting glide - probably due to loading the instance/procedural biologicals/flora stuff. Average ~50fps with occasional dips to ~40fps. Perfectly happy with this .

 

[Morbad]

Thanks for the update. Sorry to ask this but for my aged 1080Ti which settings would you either remove completely (from the override) or tone down a bit (from the override and/or main graphicsconfiguraion.xml) in order to maintain a good balance between performance and quality? I haven't tried them in-game yet cause I am too scared since you are testing this on a mighty 3080. I am planing to upgrade my GPU soon(tm)...
PS: to give you a hint: I have used your maingraphicsconfiguration.xml shadows mod up to verson 16 with no notable / perceivable reduction in performance. Its your override that scares me the most...
Testing it on planetary surface with atmo right now. No notable performance hit i.e. nothing more excessive than it used to be. Only occasional lag during descent and upon exiting glide - probably due to loading the instance/procedural biologicals/flora stuff. Average ~50fps with occasional dips to ~40fps. Perfectly happy with this .

For shadows and most of my override, performance hit vs. ultra presets should be on the order of ~5% most places, except starport concourses, where it can be much higher due to the Profile_StationInterior only having a single frustum by default, but having nine as of my v17.

However, GalaxyBackground and GalaxyMap have figures that will give a 1080 TI trouble with hyperspace load times, if you venture into areas with multiple nebulae.

Try these alterations:

    <GalaxyBackground>
        <High>
            <TextureSize>3328</TextureSize>
        </High>
    </GalaxyBackground>
    <GalaxyMap>
        <High>
            <LowResNebulaDimensions>128</LowResNebulaDimensions>
            <HighResNebulaDimensions>512</HighResNebulaDimensions>
            <HighResSamplesCount>96</HighResSamplesCount>
        </High>
    </GalaxyMap>

 

[Neutronium]

Thanks for the advice. Regarding the override I did as you wrote above except for GalaxyBackground where I have done extensive testing (albeit for Horizons - but I believe Odyssey is no different at least not perceivable at default ultra vs Horizons) and figured that there is noticeable performance impact only if I go above 4096 value i.e. 6144 and above - especially 8092 during hyperspace jump. At 4096 it used to work OK in Horizons even when hyperspacing between systems residing inside / nearby nebulae. At the moment there are no nearby nebulae where I am so further testing is needed when I arrive at one.
Regarding the Profile_StationInterior setting that you mentioned, can I copy the corresponding default ultra values over yours at low settings or can there be a compromise @ around~ 4-5 frustrum levels (or even less) so that my poor 1080Ti can perform acceptably?

 

[Morbad]

Thanks for the advice. Regarding the override I did as you wrote above except for GalaxyBackground where I have done extensive testing (albeit for Horizons - but I believe Odyssey is no different at least not perceivable at default ultra vs Horizons) and figured that there is noticeable performance impact only if I go above 4096 value i.e. 6144 and above - especially 8092 during hyperspace jump. At 4096 it used to work OK in Horizons even when hyperspacing between systems residing inside / nearby nebulae. At the moment there are no nearby nebulae where I am so further testing is needed when I arrive at one.

The GalaxyBackground texture size and the GalaxyMap nebulae resolution and samples count work together to draw the skybox. In my prior testing, there was a distinct slow down using past the values I listed above in the immediate vicinity of Colonia and Barnard's Loop, but adjusting one or the other is not likely to cause problems without more extreme values.

Regarding the Profile_StationInterior setting that you mentioned, can I copy the corresponding default ultra values over yours at low settings or can there be a compromise @ around~ 4-5 frustrum levels (or even less) so that my poor 1080Ti can perform acceptably?

Copying the default ultra values, or my v16 values, will improve concourse performance. I would not recommend just trimming the frustum count, as that will still have more of a performance cost than using the old or default values, while not addressing the issue that mirroring Profile_PlanetApproach solves.

 

[rootsrat]

Version 19:

• Removed changes to SpotShadows, which upon further investigation do not need to be in the main GraphicsConfiguration.xml.
• Removed TexelStability variable, as they do not apply to FilterQuality=3 profiles and all profiles are now using this.
• Minor adjustments to Fade, FilerKernelSize, and some distances.

Spot shadows can now be set normally, with any custom adjustments applied via the override. The standard ultra preset should be fine for most, though I will include my example override below the main profile code, for reference. Directional shadows are still in the main GraphicsConfiguration.xml and are still replacing the "Low" preset, for comparison purposes.

Spoiler: v19 shadow tables

        <Profile_General>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000075</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>50.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>312.5</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
                <TexelStability>1</TexelStability>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>625.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0004</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
                <TexelStability>1</TexelStability>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>1250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>2500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>5312.5</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>12500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>true</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_General>
        <Profile_PlanetApproach>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <CrossFadeCascadesDistance>300.0</CrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>1000.0</LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <AltitudeAdaptation>
                <MinElevation>100.0</MinElevation>
                <MaxElevation>350.0</MaxElevation>
                <Scale>3.0</Scale>
                <FirstCascadeScalingAmount>2.0</FirstCascadeScalingAmount>
            </AltitudeAdaptation>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000075</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>10.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>7.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>50.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>1050.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>2125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0015</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>4250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>false</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_PlanetApproach>
        <Profile_PlanetSurface>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <CrossFadeCascadesDistance>300.0</CrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>900.0</LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000025</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>5.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>10.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>7.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>40.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>80.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0004</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>160.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>450.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>1500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0015</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>6000.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>false</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_PlanetSurface>
        <Profile_StationInterior>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <CrossFadeCascadesDistance>300.0</CrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>1000.0</LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <AltitudeAdaptation>
                <MinElevation>100.0</MinElevation>
                <MaxElevation>350.0</MaxElevation>
                <Scale>3.0</Scale>
                <FirstCascadeScalingAmount>2.0</FirstCascadeScalingAmount>
            </AltitudeAdaptation>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000075</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>10.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>7.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>50.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>1050.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>2125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0015</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>4250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>false</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_StationInterior>
        <Profile_AsteroidField>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000075</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>50.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>312.5</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>625.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>1250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>2500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>5312.5</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>12500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <AsteroidShadowsEnabled>1</AsteroidShadowsEnabled>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>false</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_AsteroidField>

Spoiler: My personal Ultra+ override

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<GraphicsConfig>
    <HDRNode_Reference>
        <GlareCompensation>1.2</GlareCompensation>
    </HDRNode_Reference>
    <HBAO>
        <High>
            <HBAO_RadiusInMeters>8.4</HBAO_RadiusInMeters>
            <HBAO_NearRadiusInMeters>2.1</HBAO_NearRadiusInMeters>
            <HBAO_NearDistance>200.0</HBAO_NearDistance>
            <HBAO_PowExponent>2.0</HBAO_PowExponent>
            <HBAO_Bias>0.3</HBAO_Bias>
            <HBAO_BlurSharpness>1.0</HBAO_BlurSharpness>
            <HBAO2_PowExponent>3.0</HBAO2_PowExponent>
            <HBAO2_Bias>0.1</HBAO2_Bias>
            <HBAO2_BlurSharpness>16.0</HBAO2_BlurSharpness>
        </High>
    </HBAO>
    <SpotShadows_Ultra>
        <CacheShadowAtlasSize>16384</CacheShadowAtlasSize>
        <CacheShadowSize>1024</CacheShadowSize>
    </SpotShadows_Ultra>
    <Planets>
        <Ultra>
            <TextureSize>8192</TextureSize>
            <WorkPerFrame>512</WorkPerFrame>
        </Ultra>
    </Planets>
    <GalaxyBackground>
        <High>
            <TextureSize>4096</TextureSize>
        </High>
    </GalaxyBackground>
    <Bloom>
        <Ultra>
            <GlareScale>0.025</GlareScale>
            <FilterRadius>0.8</FilterRadius>
            <FilterRadiusWide>3.5</FilterRadiusWide>
        </Ultra>
    </Bloom>
    <Envmap>
        <High>
            <TextureSize>1024</TextureSize>
            <NumMips>10</NumMips>
        </High>
    </Envmap>
    <GalaxyMap>
        <High>
            <HighResNebulasCount>4</HighResNebulasCount>
            <LowResNebulaDimensions>256</LowResNebulaDimensions>
            <HighResNebulaDimensions>1024</HighResNebulaDimensions>
            <LowResSamplesCount>64</LowResSamplesCount>
            <HighResSamplesCount>112</HighResSamplesCount>
            <MilkyWayInstancesCount>64000</MilkyWayInstancesCount>
            <MilkywayInstancesBrightness>1.0</MilkywayInstancesBrightness>
            <MilkywayInstancesSize>0.25</MilkywayInstancesSize>
            <StarInstanceCount>16000</StarInstanceCount>
        </High>
    </GalaxyMap>
    <Debris>
        <High>
            <DebrisLimit>2000</DebrisLimit>
        </High>
    </Debris>
    <Terrain>
        <UltraPlus>
            <WindVectorFieldResolution>2048</WindVectorFieldResolution>
        </UltraPlus>
    </Terrain>
    <Volumetrics>
        <Ultra>
            <StepsPerPixel>16</StepsPerPixel>
            <DownscalingFactor>2</DownscalingFactor>
            <BlurSamples>3</BlurSamples>
            <StepMultiplier>4.0</StepMultiplier>
        </Ultra>
    </Volumetrics>
</GraphicsConfig>

So the main XML gets overwritten, and then we don't mod anything via the override file at all? Just making sure I understand the instructions correctly, as until now I've been using some of your recommendations selectively in my override file.

Thanks for your work on this, it was on my to-do list for, well, years now

 

[Morbad]

So the main XML gets overwritten, and then we don't mod anything via the override file at all?

Yes, if all you want are my (directional) shadows.

This is a restoration of how I originally had things. My full directional shadow changes cannot go in the override because I add at least three frustums that don't exist in the ultra preset and the override can only replace, not add, lines.

A while back I integrated spot shadow changes into the main file as well, in order to replace the low preset (which also required adding lines) because their appeared to be a shader difference that was affecting performance. However, upon further investigation, the performance improvement I thought I was seeing was an illusion--frame timing was simply made more inconsistent which artificially inflated averages at the cost of minimums--and not caused by any hidden shader difference between the low and ultra presets, but an excessively high CacheShadowSize that I was using. Since most any use change to spot shadows can be done via the override, I pulled them from the main file.

 

[rootsrat]

Yes, if all you want are my (directional) shadows.

This is a restoration of how I originally had things. My full directional shadow changes cannot go in the override because I add at least three frustums that don't exist in the ultra preset and the override can only replace, not add, lines.

A while back I integrated spot shadow changes into the main file as well, in order to replace the low preset (which also required adding lines) because their appeared to be a shader difference that was affecting performance. However, upon further investigation, the performance improvement I thought I was seeing was an illusion--frame timing was simply made more inconsistent which artificially inflated averages at the cost of minimums--and not caused by any hidden shader difference between the low and ultra presets, but an excessively high CacheShadowSize that I was using. Since most any use change to spot shadows can be done via the override, I pulled them from the main file.

Nice one, thanks for the detailed explanation. o7

 

[Valorin]

For shadows and most of my override, performance hit vs. ultra presets should be on the order of ~5% most places, except starport concourses, where it can be much higher due to the Profile_StationInterior only having a single frustum by default, but having nine as of my v17.

However, GalaxyBackground and GalaxyMap have figures that will give a 1080 TI trouble with hyperspace load times, if you venture into areas with multiple nebulae.

Try these alterations:

    <GalaxyBackground>
        <High>
            <TextureSize>3328</TextureSize>
        </High>
    </GalaxyBackground>
    <GalaxyMap>
        <High>
            <LowResNebulaDimensions>128</LowResNebulaDimensions>
            <HighResNebulaDimensions>512</HighResNebulaDimensions>
            <HighResSamplesCount>96</HighResSamplesCount>
        </High>
    </GalaxyMap>

Thanks!

 

[Neutronium]

Yes, if all you want are my (directional) shadows.

This is a restoration of how I originally had things. My full directional shadow changes cannot go in the override because I add at least three frustums that don't exist in the ultra preset and the override can only replace, not add, lines.

A while back I integrated spot shadow changes into the main file as well, in order to replace the low preset (which also required adding lines) because their appeared to be a shader difference that was affecting performance. However, upon further investigation, the performance improvement I thought I was seeing was an illusion--frame timing was simply made more inconsistent which artificially inflated averages at the cost of minimums--and not caused by any hidden shader difference between the low and ultra presets, but an excessively high CacheShadowSize that I was using. Since most any use change to spot shadows can be done via the override, I pulled them from the main file.

If I wanted to improve the default ultra directional shadows, could I use your modifications from the default frustum levels of the default ultra profile and place them in the override so that they wont get replaced with every update? Or are they meant to work in tandem with the additional frustum levels that you use? And if I could how much of a quality hit would it be?*
*It would be a real savior for me if this can be done as I will have the additional benefit of minimal reduction in performance.

 

[Morbad]

If I wanted to improve the default ultra directional shadows, could I use your modifications from the default frustum levels of the default ultra profile and place them in the override so that they wont get replaced with every update? Or are they meant to work in tandem with the additional frustum levels that you use? And if I could how much of a quality hit would it be?*
*It would be a real savior for me if this can be done as I will have the additional benefit of minimal reduction in performance.

If you wanted to limit yourself to six frustums rather than nine, you could use the override, but since their distances have to be spaced with some care, this is essentially the same thing as rewriting the whole thing, if you aren't just going to use the defaults.

You could simply increase the shadow slice sizes via the override, which would sharpen up the default preset considerably, but would be a very incomplete improvement.

 

[Neutronium]

I am going to try these alterations (in the override) and report back:

<Shadows_Ultra>
        <Profile_General>
            <SliceSize>8192</SliceSize>
            <Fade>0.49</Fade>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000088</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>true</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_General>
        <Profile_PlanetApproach>
            <SliceSize>8192</SliceSize>
            <Fade>0.49</Fade>
            <AltitudeAdaptation>
                <FirstCascadeScalingAmount>2.0</FirstCascadeScalingAmount>
            </AltitudeAdaptation>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.00005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4</DepthSlopeBias>
            </FrustumCockpit>
        </Profile_PlanetApproach>
        <Profile_PlanetSurface>
            <SliceSize>8192</SliceSize>
            <Fade>0.49</Fade>
            <LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>850.0</LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.0001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
            </FrustumCockpit>
        </Profile_PlanetSurface>
        <Profile_StationInterior>
            <SliceSize>8192</SliceSize>
            <Fade>0.09</Fade>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.00015</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2</DepthSlopeBias>
            </FrustumCockpit>
        </Profile_StationInterior>
        <Profile_AsteroidField>
            <SliceSize>8192</SliceSize>
            <Fade>0.49</Fade>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000088</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
            </FrustumCockpit>
        </Profile_AsteroidField>
    </Shadows_Ultra>

Any input/feedback much appreciated.

 

[Morbad]

I am going to try these alterations (in the override) and report back:

<Shadows_Ultra>
        <Profile_General>
            <SliceSize>8192</SliceSize>
            <Fade>0.49</Fade>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000088</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>true</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_General>
        <Profile_PlanetApproach>
            <SliceSize>8192</SliceSize>
            <Fade>0.49</Fade>
            <AltitudeAdaptation>
                <FirstCascadeScalingAmount>2.0</FirstCascadeScalingAmount>
            </AltitudeAdaptation>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.00005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4</DepthSlopeBias>
            </FrustumCockpit>
        </Profile_PlanetApproach>
        <Profile_PlanetSurface>
            <SliceSize>8192</SliceSize>
            <Fade>0.49</Fade>
            <LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>850.0</LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.0001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
            </FrustumCockpit>
        </Profile_PlanetSurface>
        <Profile_StationInterior>
            <SliceSize>8192</SliceSize>
            <Fade>0.09</Fade>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.00015</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2</DepthSlopeBias>
            </FrustumCockpit>
        </Profile_StationInterior>
        <Profile_AsteroidField>
            <SliceSize>8192</SliceSize>
            <Fade>0.49</Fade>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000088</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
            </FrustumCockpit>
        </Profile_AsteroidField>
    </Shadows_Ultra>

Any input/feedback much appreciated.

I've been doing some experimenting recently and <EVSMCascadeFullRes>true</EVSMCascadeFullRes> should probably be used everywhere except Profile_PlanetApproach, before doubling SliceSize.

The inconsistency in your cockpit Frustum is also strange...the values that work well for one profile should work well for every profile, with the possible exception of Profile_PlanetSurface, which needs to account for SRVs.

 

[Neutronium]

I've been doing some experimenting recently and <EVSMCascadeFullRes>true</EVSMCascadeFullRes> should probably be used everywhere except Profile_PlanetApproach, before doubling SliceSize.

Even for StationInterior and PlanetSurface? I thought it would make sense for larger distances like PlanetApproach and asteroid field but you are the Master..

The inconsistency in your cockpit Frustum is also strange...the values that work well for one profile should work well for every profile, with the possible exception of Profile_PlanetSurface, which needs to account for SRVs.

The default values are also inconsistent so I tried to deviate proportionally towards your values so that any possible side effect is reduced to a minimum. I am open to corrections .

 

[Morbad]

Even for StationInterior and PlanetSurface? I thought it would make sense for larger distances like PlanetApproach and asteroid field but you are the Master..

SliceSize=8192 with EVSMCascadeFullRes=False should look nearly identical to 4096/True in most cases, and might have a marginally lower performance hit, or might just be functionally identical. I haven't been able to determine with full confidence if all the cascades are EVSM or not.

Regardless, the reason to avoid the full res setting on PlanetApproach is that it causes visual artifacts in some scenes.

The default values are also inconsistent

The default bias values are a mess.

Honestly, I'm not even sure how applicable they are to the EVSM shadows. My own testing has been inconclusive in this, but I've left sensible values in case they're applied somewhere I haven't tested, or one wants to disable the EVSM shadows for some reason. However, since the non-EVSM shadows have major problems, I've started pulling out variables I know aren't used for them.

 

[Neutronium]

Problem(s)...:

Spoiler

Need more tweaking ...

 

[Morbad]

Problem(s)...:

Spoiler

View attachment 337116

Need more tweaking ...

That is one of the problems that can be caused by EVSMCascadeFullRes=True with Profile_PlanetApproach. Other things that can cause it are any FilterQuality other than "3" and insufficient Fade.

PlanetApproach is far and away the hardest to tune.

 

[Neutronium]

Spoiler

<AltitudeAdaptation>
                <MinElevation>100.0</MinElevation>
                <MaxElevation>350.0</MaxElevation>
                <Scale>3.0</Scale>
            ==> <FirstCascadeScalingAmount>2.0</FirstCascadeScalingAmount> <===
</AltitudeAdaptation>

FirstCascadeScalingAmount needs to stay at default value "1"..

 

[Morbad]

Spoiler

<AltitudeAdaptation>
                <MinElevation>100.0</MinElevation>
                <MaxElevation>350.0</MaxElevation>
                <Scale>3.0</Scale>
            ==> <FirstCascadeScalingAmount>2.0</FirstCascadeScalingAmount> <===
</AltitudeAdaptation>

FirstCascadeScalingAmount needs to stay at default value "1"..

Reintegrating altitude adaptation (which I avoid entirely on Horizons) is the last thing I did with Profile_PlanetApproach on my tables. Never tested over "1" with less than nine frustums.

Still, it's unexpected that it would cause this issue, as square in your image doesn't look like it starts until a much more distant frustum than the first.

 

[Morbad]

Made a few minor changes for v20, which I'm still testing, but I'll post it anyway:

• Small adjustment to frustum0 depth biases on Profile_PlanetApproach and Profile_StationInterior in an attempt to address some shadow acne on ships at very oblique angles. More testing required to see if this is even doing anything though...finding appropriate lighting on demand is difficult.
• Enabled EVSMCascadeFullRes on Profile_PlanetSurface and Profile_AsteroidField. Quality improvement from the full resolution is noticeable, especially on foot, while the performance cost is minor. More testing needed for Profile_AsteroidField. Note that PlanetApproach and StationInterior still do not have this enabled; it causes issues there.

        <Profile_General>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000075</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>50.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>312.5</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0003</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
                <TexelStability>1</TexelStability>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>625.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0004</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
                <TexelStability>1</TexelStability>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>1250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>2500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>5312.5</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>12500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>true</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_General>
        <Profile_PlanetApproach>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <CrossFadeCascadesDistance>300.0</CrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>1000.0</LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <AltitudeAdaptation>
                <MinElevation>100.0</MinElevation>
                <MaxElevation>350.0</MaxElevation>
                <Scale>3.0</Scale>
                <FirstCascadeScalingAmount>2.0</FirstCascadeScalingAmount>
            </AltitudeAdaptation>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000075</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>6.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>10.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum0>
            <Frustum1>
                <EndDistance>20.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>7.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum1>
            <Frustum2>
                <EndDistance>50.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>5.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum2>
            <Frustum3>
                <EndDistance>125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>4.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum3>
            <Frustum4>
                <EndDistance>250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum4>
            <Frustum5>
                <EndDistance>500.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0005</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum5>
            <Frustum6>
                <EndDistance>1050.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.001</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum6>
            <Frustum7>
                <EndDistance>2125.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.0003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.0015</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum7>
            <Frustum8>
                <EndDistance>4250.0</EndDistance>
                <ShaderBias>0.0003</ShaderBias>
                <ShaderSlopeBias>0.003</ShaderSlopeBias>
                <DepthBias>0.002</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>2.5</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </Frustum8>
            <FogShadowMapsEnabled>1</FogShadowMapsEnabled>
            <EVSMCascadeFullRes>false</EVSMCascadeFullRes>
        </Profile_PlanetApproach>
        <Profile_PlanetSurface>
            <SliceSize>16384</SliceSize>
            <NumFrustums>9</NumFrustums>
            <FilterQuality>3</FilterQuality>
            <Fade>0.99</Fade>
            <CrossFadeCascades>true</CrossFadeCascades>
            <CrossFadeCascadesDistance>300.0</CrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>900.0</LastCrossFadeCascadesDistance>
            <AdaptiveCascades>false</AdaptiveCascades>
            <NearClipBias>1.0</NearClipBias>
            <FrustumCockpit>
                <DepthBias>0.000025</DepthBias>
                <DepthSlopeBias>3.0</DepthSlopeBias>
                <FilterKernelSize>1.5</FilterKernelSize>
            </FrustumCockpit>
            <Frustum0>
                <EndDistance>5.0</EndDistance>
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